OBITUARIES
Magdaline "Maggie" Archer Reid
February 1, 2019
Springhill Community - Magdaline "Maggie" Archer Reid, 69, surrounded by her family, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Lee County, she was born March 21, 1949 to Willie T. Archer and Mary Jane Hamilton. Earlier in her life, she worked for Purnell's Pride, Arvin Industries and Steak-N-Eggs in Tupelo for a...
William E. Billy Jemison
January 31, 2019
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by W.E. Pegues.
Mary Jane Bone
January 30, 2019
Birmingham Ridge - Mary Jane Bone, 76, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. On May 5, 1942, she was born in Lee County to Cutha Dabbs and Ruby Davis Dabbs. She was married 28 years to Addison Bone who died in 2015. Earlier in life she lived...
Welton "Ray" Slayton
January 29, 2019
Saltillo –Welton Ray Slayton, 73, died Wednesday, January 29, 2019 at the North Mississippi Medical Center. On July 25, 1945, he was born to Huston Elmo Slayton and Angie Dell Eakes in Rio, Mississippi. He grew up in Michigan where he met the love of his life, Deborah Jean Reynolds, who he married 44 years ago. He proudly served in...
Neil Tyra
January 28, 2019
Dorsey - Preston "Neil" Tyra, 40, died Monday, January 28, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center surrounded by his family. A Tupelo native, he was born March 8, 1978 to Gary Tyra and Emily Kay Warner. Neil was raised in Tupelo and attended Tupelo Public Schools. Until disability he had been employed in the furniture industry for a number of...
Jackie Turner
January 27, 2019
Saltillo - Jackie Davis Turner, 73, died Sunday, January 27, 2019, at North Mississippi Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was born in Tupelo, August 4, 1945, to Burton Davis and Palmer Jones Turner. Early in life, he served in the United States Army. Later in life, he worked as a contractor. Jackie loved his family and his dogs,...
Larry Douglas Beasley
January 27, 2019
Larry Douglas Beasley, 72, died Sunday, January 27, 2019 at his residence. A native and life-long resident of Tupelo, he was born August 4, 1946 to Reuben and Dorothy Marie McClellan Beasley. In 1966, he married Ann Dykstra in Nettleton. On October 3, 1968, he enlisted with the Army and served active duty where he spent two years in Germany...
Joan Aguirre
January 26, 2019
Velma Joan Frey Aguirre, 88, passed away at home surrounded by family, Saturday, January 26, 2019. A Wichita, Kansas native, she was born March 28, 1930, to Clifford Collins and Ethel Rowland Frey. On April 1, 1947, she married Conrado Aguirre. Together, they brought fine dining to Tupelo when they opened the Gaslight Inn in 1966 and Gloster 205 in...
Gina Vail Goff
January 26, 2019
TUPELO -Â Â Â Tupelo - Gina Ann Vail Goff, 56, died Saturday, January 26, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born November 19, 1962 in Tucker, Georgia to Henry and Maurine Watson Vail but called Tupelo home. Most of life, she worked as a CNA at several nursing homes, but she had also worked at North Mississippi Child Care...
Rolf Hall
January 21, 2019
Tupelo - Rolf Detlef Hall, 58, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019, at his residence after a brief illness. On February 3, 1960, he was born to Wilhelmine Luise Bach in Germany. Rolf came to the United States at the young age of 5 years old. He was employed with Westwood Industries in the frame shop for many years. He...
Hazel Barnes
January 21, 2019
Tupelo - Hazel Dean Barnes, 81, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab Center. On May 20, 1937, she was born to Joseph Bailey and Zera Fleming Bailey in Booneville. She was married to her soul mate and love of her life, the late Norman Barnes for 33 years and they made their home in Wilmington,...
Wilhelmine Hall
January 20, 2019
Tupelo - Wilhelmine Hall, 77, passed away Monday, January 20, 2019, at Tupelo Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born March 12, 1941 in Germany. Wilhelmine worked in the furniture industry as a seamstress in her earlier years. Private burial will be at Crossroads Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Rev. Paul C. Burke
January 20, 2019
Tupelo - Rev. Paul Carl Burke, 88, died Sunday, January 20, 2019, after a battle with cancer. On April 24, 1930, he was born in Sycamore, Illinois to Garrett Joseph Burke and Anna Wald Burke. After graduating from Sycamore High School, and working two years in the local drugstore, he entered the United States Air Force where he served four...
Linda Estes Owen
January 20, 2019
Richmond Community - Linda Ruth Estes Owen, 75, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. On June 5, 1943, she was born to Oneal Estes and Evie Lou Waycaster Estes in Lee County. In 1961, Linda graduated from Mooreville High School. She was married to the love of her life, Winston Jerry Owen. Linda...
Bro. Fulton Lindsey
January 19, 2019
Fulton - Fulton Eugene Lindsey, 75, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019, at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center. On January 17, 1944, he was born to Elvie Reid Lindsey and Timey O.V. Cossey Lindsey in Pontotoc County. Bro. Lindsey attended Southeastern Baptist College with an Associate Degree in Christian Ministry. His last employment was with New Directions...
Polly Towery Phillips
January 17, 2019
Guntown – Polly Ann Towery Phillips, 74, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. On May 30, 1944, she was born to Deach Towery and Elizabeth Henderson Towery. She graduated from Saltillo High School. Polly worked as a Nurse’s Aide for Cedars at Traceway Retirement for many years before becoming a Manager at Saving’s in East Tupelo...
Bob Waters
January 17, 2019
Blue Springs - Robert "Bob" Kirk Waters, 74, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. He was born August 13, 1944. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Bob worked for many years in the printing industry as a Print Specialist until his retirement. He was class car enthusiast and...
Elizabeth "Libby" Tutor
January 17, 2019
Guntown – Elizabeth Ann Tutor, 75, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Hospice Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. On January 13, 1944, she was born to Virgil Azberry Lott and Velma Rush Lot. She graduated from Saltillo High School. Elizabeth was a seamstress in the manufacturing industry for most of her working life. She...
Murle Kitchen
January 15, 2019
Tupelo - Murle Vernon Kitchen, 82, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Creekside Manor in Saltillo after an extended illness. On February 17, 1936, he was born to Richard Alvin Kitchen and Vernie May Lessel Kitchen in Tupelo. He married Nina Ruth Shirley on December 6, 1991. He proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard. Murle...
John Wayne Phillips
January 15, 2019
Tupelo - John Wayne Phillips, 80, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center. On August 7, 1938, he was born to Jim Phillips and Nannie Lou Oswalt Phillips in Eggville. He married the love of his life in December of 1973, the late Dorothy "Dot" South. John was employed for many years as a warehouse manager for...
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